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'''Friction''' is a [[force]] resulting from the contact of two surfaces. This force opposes motion.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref>. Unlike gravity and electromagnetism, friction is not a conservative force. For solid bodies, one can distinguish two types of friction:
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'''Friction''' is a [[force]] resulting from the contact of two surfaces. This force opposes motion.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> Unlike gravity and electromagnetism, friction is not a [[conservative force]]. For solid bodies, one can distinguish two types of friction:
    
;[[Static friction]]
 
;[[Static friction]]
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:the force that is caused by friction once the surfaces are moving with respect to each other.
 
:the force that is caused by friction once the surfaces are moving with respect to each other.
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For solid surfaces, both types of friction depend (to a good approximation) only on the [[normal force]]. In particular, the dynamic friction does not depend on the velocity.<ref>Marcelo Alonso and Edward J. Finn, ''Fundamental University Physics'', Addison-Wesley.</ref>
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For solid surfaces, both types of friction depend (to a good approximation) only on the normal force. In particular, the dynamic friction does not depend on the velocity.<ref>Marcelo Alonso and Edward J. Finn, ''Fundamental University Physics'', Addison-Wesley.</ref>
    
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